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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-04-08, Page 2t he Huron (1406tor Since 1860. Serving the Community First Published at SEAPORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE. Editor DAVE .ROBB, Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada tin advance) $10.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year • SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second ('lass Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTI-I, ONTARIO, APRIL 8, 1976 The county and hospitals Huron County council is prepared to act in determining the number of hospital beds required to serve the county and has made a number of recommendations concerning the operation of the five Huron hospitals. By moving into hospital decision making the county hopes to, prevent the closing pf Clinton hospital as o de 1\ red by the Davis government. If the government, agrees, Huron is prepared to make proportionate cuts in all five county hospitals to meet the bed reductions dictated by Health Minister Miller. If such an allocation takes place Huron council must remember thal while there are , five h ospitals located in Huron the responsibilities of the _hospitals extend beyond the' county. Users of hospitals do not respect county boundaries. About a quarter of the Wingham hoSpital patients • came from Bruce and ' a similar proportion of Seaforth patients come from Perth. ' What is most important is to ensure that any move towards an across the board bed reduction does not reduce the ability of eac • of the hospitals to continue to provi t h degree of health care now available. County councillors, like the Ministry and hospital boards, were concerned about the number of long stay patients in each of the hospitals: But in suggesting a solution they ignored the basic problem. In calling on hospital adminis- trations to police more carefully the admission and discharge of patients i as a means of reducing the patient load council ignored the fact that doctors and not adminiitrators or boards are the only people who can admit or discharge patients. A further suggestion that chronic patients be moved to nursing homes or other facilities is good providing accommodation is available. In Huron there are few if any unused nursing 'homes beds and Huronview has a long waiting list. The Home Care program in Huron is doing an outstanding job but it is not adapted to serve every type of case and some doctors seem reluctant to take full advantage of what it can do. Perhaps there are too many hospital beds in Huron as the Ministry contends but the hasty manner in which the government acted may well compound the -problem, not solve it.Certainly a more thorough study of the Huron situation, should have preceded the arbitrary ministry decision. And perhaps the county would be wise to look more carefully before they get into the hospital business. To the editor Dear Editor: I am a person who has lived in both ends of Seaforth on Goderich Street in the last four years and now live in the east end. The Topic - Speeding Trucks I think you should get some' things in the right perspective before you write. I agree that the speed limit on highways has dropped instead of going to t MPH, but, the Town of Seaforth still has signs posted reading 30 MPH. I am not home very many days of the year 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. but I am some days ' during the week. I have yet to see trucks roaring around like you said in the editorial, 'Speeding -Trucks'. I have seen a lot of cars an,&•Pickups driving the faster speed in this period of time day 8:00 a.m. to 5 p,m. In the evening I have seen it get five times as bad for speeding vehicles in this end of town, near' the Coin Car Wash in East h St. The other end of town didn't o be quite as bad as here. ave seen everything from motorcycles and sports car's' some big trucks which I think are outnumbered at least ten to one. (ten vehicles to 1 pickup or big truck). - I think that you are shooting ,a lot of B.S. because, you have never driven one of these trucks and maybe. more yet you don't like the . noise that they make. As far as the Seaforth Police and the radar, that will work as long as they are out but it is not going to be out enough, as they don't have the men and money to back a big push for a long period of time. I hope it will help. I disagree with a lot of your editoring but you have a'right to look at things your way like I do. I really think you should get with the times more and get up on things and facts before you start to write. I think you should put the blame on the right spot or group before that hot pen of yours gets broken. think that you can .do better. I disagree with just a few of the things you write and there were many more including 'Your Trip to Ottawa', the knock down of the way Vasto Construction are doing the sewer work and now this the "Speeding Trucks". I think I talk for a lot more people in the east end of Seafo rth who want to get traffic slowed down out here for everybody's safety. • Yours truly , George Kreutzwiser., Editor's N ote: The Expositor has never criticized construction work on Seaforth's sewers. The newspaper merely reported comments that were made at a Seaforth town council meeting. Snow's nearly gone A reader's opinion on speeding trucks You've slipped a long way Amen NOW Karl has a cradle For all those starry-eyed souls who say of women -- "you've come a long way baby;" here are the facts. Montreal economist Dian Cohen finds from the Women's Bureau that 'women workers are slipping -- in the amount of pay they take home, as compared with men. Although more women 'than ever are in the labor force, one out of every three women are bearing more of the over-all burden of unemployment than in the past. In`the clerical field where more than a 'million women work, men earn 57 per cent more than women, averaging $7,769 yearly to a woman's $4,962. The salary difference for men • here is INCREASING. In the service sector men made 157 per cent more .than women in 1972. Back -in 1967 men service workers earned only 121 per c $3,771: than women.Again the gap is INCREASING in favor of men. In the sales field things are going from rotten to worse. In 1967 salesmen averaged $6,096.-- women $2,292. Six yearslater, in 1972 salesmen were up to $9,567 while sales women made a whopping $3,771. But the gap is narrowing' in favor of women in the professions. in 1.967 male professionals earned 87 per cent more than women. By 1972 they earned only 72 per cent more than wcrclerk professionals. In the Clerlcal field 'iivliere 97 .per cent of all secretaries and stenographers are women -- male secretaries. earn between $2,300 and $12,000 more than women. Even batiysitting is not sacred. The average 60-year-old male full-time sitter made $5,536 yearly-- compared' to the woman sitter's $2,0991 When men are outstripping women at such, traditional work as looking after the baby all that can be said for the women of Canada is "you've slipped a long way baby." (Unchurched editorials) by Karl Schuessler If there's one' thing our house needs, it's another piece of furniture. The way things stand now, you have to weave yourself it and out among the furniture. It's an every day„ affair; to stumble over a footstool or hit your ankle on a chair leg. In our house you have to learn to twist your body past the arm chair and lean to the left to avoid missing the coffee table. So 'the last thing our placed ,needed was a cradle. Yes, I said a cradle. One of those old fashioned wooden cradles with rockers. A rocking cradle with four high end posts -- the kind that makes every maternal instinct 4 come forth. It's the kind that makes you want to grab one of those handle posts and ses the whole piece to rocking,. We've already got one wooden cradle in our house. But we work on the assumptipn if one is' good, then two is better and three is absolutely superlative. The cradle is sitting in our front hallway. It's beet] there for two weeks now. The truth is we don't have room to put it anyplace else. So there it sits--dirty as ever. The varnish cracked and alligatored. Some of the glue is dried out and the seams sag. A rag is still wrapped around one of the bottom broken spindles. 'I'm sure the cradle's wondering what on earth we're going to do with it. How we're going to end up its old age. It's put in years of service. It's been in one family for over fifty, years. It's cradled eleven of their babies. 'But the last few years it's .been in a barn. And before that, in an attic. Whoever would have thought it's value was rising with every nick put in it and every spot worn to the bare wood. That's called antiquing -- the slov,, way. But if the cradle's wondering what's going to become of it, so are lots of people who come to our door. "You're expecting!" someone shouts and he grabs my hand to shake it and Congratulate me. "Expecting? Sure we're expecting ill nothing," says my wif . Then •she - mumbles something about Sa ah. People are supposed to catch on that she's "past the age of women" a the Bible so delicately puts it. It's true. There's no latter-day Isaac in otir family plans.. But then there's. some other people that en 't _so kind. _ _. 'Gone off your rocker, eh , Karl?" Or a young man full of vigor pats the cradle and says, "I didn't think you had it left in you,, Karl". I straighten up to defend my honour. Ready to fight. But he backs off. "'I was only kidding.'' I try to explain. We need another cradle to rock all of our, newspapers and magazines to sleep. But no one believes me. "I bet there's a. wedding coming up in the family ," someone hints. Or another person just hums lullaby and goodnight... That cradle made another man shoW me how his granny rocked her cradle. She'd sit down in a chair at one end.of the cradle and put her foot on its rocker. And yvhile her foot rocked the cradle, her hands were free to sew , And that's something a rocking chair wouldn't let her do; rockaby baby and knit a pair of socks .at the same time. You can see 'this old cradle is the best conversation piece in the house. I don't think I'll move it from front hall centre. It sure beats talking about the weather. That's what we usually settle for in those first few minutes of hallway conversation when people come -in. And not only that. I'M waiting for someone to come up with a reason -- all I need is one reason — a very 'good reason why we bought that cradle in the first place. In the Years Agone APRIL 7,1876 •Kippen: Messrs. Love & Mellis have purchased since they commenced buying grain here, some 40 carloads.. This says much for their enterprise having no storehouses and likewise laboring under other disadvantages. Fat Cattle: Mr. James Shaw, Tuckersmith whose push and energy as a cattle dealer is not easily excelled has been shipping some first class cattle from the Seaforth station. In a load of steers sent to Montreal, Mr. Kitchen of Stanley received a goodly price of $150.00 a head. Mr, Shaw shipped .to Toronto a load of steer bred and fed by Messrs. Hugh Love Sr., Hay and Stanley and Mr. Anderson, McKillop. These cattle were a credit to Huron County, Mr. Love was paid 41/2 c per pound, live. We hope they will pay the enterprising shipper. Brussels: The store occupied by O.G. Martin, Jeweller, was destroyed by fire, also the contents. It is supposed to be a case of incendiarism. Same stock was saved. Mr. A. Muir late druggist of Brussels 'has moved to the, township of Grey having rented Mr. Dames Hotel of that place. Mr. Muir's removal leaves a vacancy in the school board. Tuckersmith; Mr.Chatles Mason has purchased a three year old thoroughbred .Clydesdale horse from Messrs. Armstrong and Kennaghan of Markham. This horse will be travelled this season on the same route as was travelled last yerar by "Honest Tom", 'Hullett: Mr. C. Dale has purchaikd the farm of Mr. Robert Adantis , Lot 11, con. 7. This farm contains 100 acres and was parebaseditii-Sfi000',-Mr: Dale .now owns 400,acres in a block and has it it all in 11' years, having commenced with one York shilling. Clinton: Mr. P. Straith removed the boiler, vats and other appliances used in the Clinton Cheese Factory to Blyth where he intends carrying on the manufacture of' cheese. APRIL 5, 1901 Constance: Miss Gertrude Farnham left on Monday for Edmonton and will be absent all summer. Mr. L. Proctor left for London where he is to have charge of a cheese factory for the summer. Varna: Our new post office under the management of Mr. Thomas McCash in spite of the gloomy predictions of sundry critics seems to be doing very well. Mr. Austin, who has resided in our village for the past year has gone to work with Mr. Thomas Sinson of the Sauble line. Hensall: Master James Henderson Troyer had the misfortune to fall from the stage wagon on which he was enjoying a ride and break his arm. This should be a warning to boys to avoid' putting themselves in danger. Londesboro: Mr. A, McAllister is spending his holidays at his home in Hensall. Methodist Ladies Aid Held their annual .meeting at the Methodist Church showing that the laths had raised the handsome sum of $325.00 during the year. Mrs. Robert Willis was elected president for the ensuing year. Dr. Gibb, V.S. left for St. Marys to take the veterinary practise of his father. M essrs.Wm. Cudmore and George Stewart are arranging to start a livery stable in town. The millinery establishments of Seaforth had their, opening days on Wednesday and Thursday. Huron Notes: Mr. J.D. Hinchley of Hullett recently sold to Mr. S. H. Smith of Clinton 20 bullocks whose average weight was 1,484-pounds, This is one of the finest bunches of cattle that has left the country for some time. Walton; Mr. John' Rowland who is having an auction sale of his farm stock and implements this week Will move to Walton' having secured employment with L. McDonald. Wedding Bells: Miss Tessie , daughter of Mr, George Christopher was united in marriage to Mr. Thomas Bolger. The ceremony was performed by Rev. 0. T. Abe*, o APRIL 9, 1926 House 'Burned: On Thursday last week at noon hour, the fine brick house of Mr. Malachi Burns, 7th concession of Hibbert, was totally destroyed by fire. Old Time Dance: The old time benefit dance given in Cardno's Hall, on Tuesday evening was a great success in every way. During the high gale on Saturday last, the windmill on Mr. Jos. Nagle's farm, 3rd concession of Hibbert, was blown ' down. Mr.A. Darling has been busy hauling posts from Seaforth for the Logan, Hibbert and McKillop rural line which is again in repair. Lane-McQuaid — A very pretty wedding was solemnized in St. Columban's Church, St. Columban, at n ine o'clock on Wednesday morning, when Miss Margaret I. McQuaid, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. Joseph McQuaid of McKillop, became the bride of Mr. Vincent Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lane of McKillop. Mr. Edgar Butt, merchant of our village and who is a 'livewire in regards to the interests of his many customers, would like to remind them that he has a ear, of wire to arrive almost anytime, Spring Fair again Postponed — Owing to the unseasonable weather, the Seaforth Agricultural Society have been forced to' again postpone their Spring show until Tuesday, April 20th, when it is hoped both the roads and the weather will be better. Mowhawk Meeting On the evening of Moral 31st, the 4 last official meeting of the Mowhawk Tribe took place at the "some of Ria Hills in egmondville. On Thursday evening last, Mr. and Mrs. E.R.Crawf d entertained the Tuxis boys and their friends at their reside ce on John Street, APRIL 6, 1951 J. Arnold Westcott, ,)Nell known main street businessman has completed forty years in the watch repairing and jewellery business in Seaforth. Recent changes in postal' rates of third-class matter means that lc postcards and lc stamped envelopes have become obsolete. While Laurie and Leonard Albrecht, sons of Mr. and Mrs.E. Albrecht, were playing at the Ball-Macaulay corner on High Street Wednesday morning about 11 o'clock, they escaped serious injury when a car driven -by John L. Malone struck both of them. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Oke were pleasantly surprised Monday night when the members of the Seaforth Women's Institute and their husbands, numbering about 50, held a party at their home in Tuckersmith to honour them prior to their deParture to London, where they intend to reside in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mcbride celebrated their silver wedding a nniversary on Saturday March 31. Miss Eleanor Blanshard, of Montreal, granddaughter of Melvin J. Blanchard, R.R.#4, Walton, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Blanchard formerly of Walton, has been chosen as one of the 50 Canadian students to go to England in an attempt to promote cultural as well as social, Pies between the Mother Country and Canada, John RegietSeaforth, and W. J. Finnigan, Egmondville,' were each prented with a gold watch, 'a diamond pin and 25 year certificate at the annual Supertest dealers party held, in London Tuesday evening. The Seaforth Fire Brigade made initial' plans at their meeting to raise funds for the purchase of a resuscitator.